Discoveries : the voyages of Captain Cook
Thomas, Nicholas2003
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In this book, Cook's journeys are re-imagined, attempting to leave behind (or master) our later preoccupations to let us see what Cook and his associates experienced and what the societies he encountered experienced - from the Beothuks of Newfoundland to the Tongans of the Friendly Islands.
Main title:
Discoveries : the voyages of Captain Cook / Nicholas Thomas.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2003.
Collation:
xxxvii, 467 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
07139955729780713995572
Dewey class:
910.9'2910.92910.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
448287